Schoenberg, William Alexander(Master thesis, The University of Bergen, 2011-11-29)

System dynamisists have a difficult time communicating the
knowledge learned during the model building process to the
general public and decision makers. (Warren and Langley 1999)
In this study one of the most popular ...

This paper examines the effects of using good
information presentation design practices on the
performance and learning of people interacting
with a digital and dynamic decision environment.
The research presented here ...

Killingland, Kaja Elise Næss(Master thesis, The University of Bergen, 2009-09-02)

Reconstruction of magnitude and frequency of former extreme floods can improve modelling and forecasting of future flood events. In order to expand the time series of large-scale floods in Eastern Norway, a paleoflood study ...

Arango, Santiago Aramburo(Doctoral thesis, The University of Bergen, 2006-12-15)

This thesis studies cycles in commodity markets. Such fluctuations have significant adverse effects on
consumers and producers. The properties of commodity price fluctuations are well known. However,
there is considerable ...

A frequent argument against efficiency standards is that they prohibit products that represent
optimal choices for customers and thus lead to reduced customer utility. In this paper we
propose and test a method to estimate ...

Diarrhea has been a major contributor for infant morbidity and infant mortality in developing countries, Honduras with no exception. This paper explores a case study on the illness rate of diarrhea in children in a rural ...

Barrientos, Margarita María Cruz(Master thesis, The University of Bergen, 2007)

History has been traditionally taught as a presentation of isolated facts, which are hardly
related by students. Furthermore, students are seldom encouraged to transfer what they
learn at school to interpret different ...

Dea Fitri, Amelia(Master thesis, The University of Bergen, 2014-07-04)

The state of food security depends on the ratio of
food supply and demand. In Zambia, the constant
arable land and the effect of climate change
threaten the continuity of food supply in Zambia
while at the same time ...

Since 1950, the changes in fertility behavior in
the Thai population have proved to be very
interesting. Between the years of 1950 to 1957,
the government invoked a pro-natalist policy and
created the Married organization ...

Galvis, Maria Teresa González(Master thesis, The University of Bergen, 2008-05-30)

The need of empowering citizens to become active in civic and political issues is an important element towards development in Colombia. The reality of the country in terms of inequality, armed civil conflict and a negative ...

MacroLab (Wheat 2007 a) is a system dynamics model of the U.S. economy. It was developed to improve understanding of macroeconomics. In particular, it helps students to learn about the dynamics of an economy.
This study ...

The global warming discourse has mainly focused on how to prevent global warming by trying to pin-point which countries should take most of the responsibility to stop or reduce the possible effects of global warming. We ...

Climate change is projected to involve rising average temperatures and more rapid melting of
ice and snow in the Himalaya. Increased seasonality in river discharge and substantial
reductions in regional food production ...